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Richard Moylan was transported on the Calcutta, departing 19th Apr 1837 and arriving 5th Aug 1837 with 241 passengers.
HMS Calcutta was the East Indiaman Warley (1795), converted to a Royal Navy ship. This ship of the line served for a time as an armed transport. She also transported convicts to Australia. The French Magnanime captured Calcutta in 1805. In 1809, after she ran aground during the Battle of the Basque Roads and her crew had abandoned her, a British boarding party burned her. In 1803 the Calcutta sailed into Port Phillip bay where at least 4 convicts escaped , in Sydney in April 1804 it was reported that 8 had died on the trip. Of the four known escapees one was shot on escape, 2 turned back after 2 days to reattach to the group at the camp in bay before the boat left , one continued on ...into Australia's history books. At least 13 convicts were transferred on to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia.The ship also carried officers, wives and free settlers.
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
CONVICTS—The following Convicts left our City Gaol on Thursday morning, under charge of the Governor, Mr. Duncan, escorted by a party of cavalry and infantry, on their way to Dublin : Richard Carty—forgery—to be transported for life . John Browne—larceny—transported for 7 years. John Naughton—pig stealing—like sentence. Richard Moylan do. do . Deeds Sullivan--stealing a watch, do. Francis Furlong—larceny. do . Kilkenny Moderator, 4 March 1837.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Richard Moylan, age on arrival, 45, per Calcutta II, 1837. Tried at Kilkenny City, 1836, 7 years for Stealing pig. DOB 1792, Native place, Queens Co. Married, 2 male, 3 female children. Catholic, Carter labourer.